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R. H. ARNOLD.

FOLDING CHAIR.

No. 246,702. Patented Sept. 6,1881.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROLLIN H. ARNOLD, OF HONEOYE, NEW YORK.

FOLDING CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 246,702, datedSeptember 6, 1881.

Application filed February 2, 1881.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Bel it known that I, ROLLIN H. ARNOLD, a citizen of the United States,resident at Honeoye, in the county of Ontario and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Chairs; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification, in which*Figure l is a vertical section. Fig. 2 is a Fig. 3 isa side view of thedevice folded. v

This invention relates to folding chairs; -and it consists intheconstruction hereinafter described.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A represcnts the side pieces, formingthe arms and front legs of the chair, connected at top and bottom byroundsaa. About midway oftheir lengths there are attached to these sidepieces pairs of plates B B, between whose lugs b b are pivoted the upperends, c c, of hind legs, O O, held at the bottom by rounds c. Out in thetop and inside of these legs G C are notches D.

E are the side bars ofthe seat, connected at the ends by rounds c c. Attheir rear ends, z, upon the outside, are trmly secured pins F,projecting laterally.

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Upon the inside of the leg portions of sides A, about mid-length, thereare cut longitudinal grooves g g, having their ends h 7L turneddownward, forming the seats l, as shown.

7c 7c are pins passing through sides E E and projecting into grooves gg, washerspp being preferably interposed.

His apieceot'someexible material,stretched from round a to round c,forming the seat.

By means of the notches D and pins F and grooves g g and pins 7c 7c theseat can be placed in a number of positions up and down, can be leveled,or the front or rear thrown up or down.

This chair can be folded by lifting pins F out of notches D, swingingthe seat-frame up and the hind legs down. By pushing the pins k c downin grooves g g the flexible seat is made taut, when the chair is folded,the pins k k catching in lower seat, l.

That I claim is- The combination ot'sides A A, having grooves gg on theinside, hind legs, C O, hinged thereto,

vand having notches D D, side bars, E E, having pins F F and kk toengage with said notches and grooves, and a liexible seat, H,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK W. PROUTY, RUDOLPH KNAUER.

